By Cort Reynolds

KENTON__The Ada summer swim team stands sixth after day one of the annual eight-team West Ohio Aquatic League championship meet in Kenton on Friday, July 10.

The Gator boys are in fourth place, while the Ada girls are eighth following the first day of competition. 

Findlay led the combined standings after day one with 1,316 points, followed by Westside. The Gators scored 435 combined boys/girls points on day one.

The Westside boys led with 797 points, with Findlay second at 601.5. The Ada boys tallied 342 points.

The Findlay Frog girls are first at 714.5 points, followed by Wapakoneta (674.5), Westside (487.5) and Ada last at 93.

Luke Harriger won three individual events in the boys 9-10 age bracket to pace the Gators on day one. Landry Harriger (13-14) touched first in one race.

The Gator boys 13-14 quartet won the 200-meter medley relay race, with Adaite Derek Dennis swimming the opening leg.

The meet resumes Saturday morning and concludes in the afternoon at Kenton.

Top Gator finishers on day 1

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 32.12

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 35.19
• 7 Wile, Max 10 ADA-OH 55.49

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter IM

• 1 Harriger, Landry 13 ADA-OH 1:09.50 
• 2 Stevens, Lushen 13 ADA-OH 1:14.93 
• 5 Dennis, Derek 14 ADA-OH 1:20.01

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM

• 1 Harriger, Luke 10 ADA-OH 1:20.95

Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

1 ADA-OH A 2:16.35 

• 1) Dennis, Derek 14 2) Harriger, Landry 13 3) Stevens, Lushen 13 4) Huber, Landon 14

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 2 Stevens, Lushen 13 ADA-OH 29.19 
• 6 Dennis, Derek 14 ADA-OH 30.37

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 5 Dennis, Derek 14 ADA-OH 33.99 

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

5 ADA-OH A J3:12.25 28 

• 1) Donley, Myles 11 2) Wile, Charlie 12 3) VanAtta, Nilsson 11 4) Damaske, Ezra 12

Boys 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

6 ADA-OH A J2:11.60 

• 1) Szippl, Jacob 17 2) Robey, Jeron 16 3) Harriger, Lincoln 15 4) Smith, Thaddeus 16

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly

• 6 Demascio, Lydia 18 ADA-OH 34.17 13

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle

• 7 Szippl, Jacob 17 ADA-OH 26.56

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM

• 7 Harriger, Lincoln 15 ADA-OH 1:07.94 

Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Medley Relay

Team Relay Finals Time

7 ADA-OH A J2:37.88 

• 1) Montgomery, Alivia 16 2) Nau, Alyssa 17 3) Demascio, Lydia 18 4) Francis, Penny 16

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM

• 8 Wile, Charlie 12 ADA-OH 1:35.73

Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM

• 8 Demascio, Lydia 18 ADA-OH 1:19.95

Day 1 standings

Combined Team Scores 

1. Findlay YMCA Frogs 1,316 points

2. Westside Wave 1,284.5 

3. Bluffton Swim Team 947 

4. Wapakoneta Waves 918.5 

5. Shawnee Country Club 565 

6. Ada Summer Swim Team 435 

7. Kenton Area Swim Team 385 

8. Van Wert Marlins 231 

Girls standings

1. Findlay YMCA Frogs 714.5 

2. Wapakoneta Waves 674.5 

3. Westside Wave 487.5 

4. Bluffton Swim Team 407 

5. Shawnee Country Club 375.5 

6. Kenton Area Swim Team 265 

7. Van Wert Marlins 159 

8. Ada Summer Swim Team 93

Boys standings

1. Westside Wave 797 

2. Findlay YMCA Frogs 601.5 

3. Bluffton Swim Team 540 

4. Ada Summer Swim Team 342 

5. Wapakoneta Waves 244 

6. Shawnee Country Club 189.5 

7. Kenton Area Swim Team 120 

8. Van Wert Marlins 7